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Class May 1st

T - HW: lookup contact for ITT, Nossi 
K - HW: lookup contact for MTSU over anim/CG/etc, Inst Design
C - update site, finish and render football animation bring resume for review resume
N - update site, model motorcycle, bring resume for review resume

Mid-term

Due in one week from today on 5/3

• Elevator Pitch about yourself, my name is <name> and I am a <position> I am passionate about <VFX/2D/character animation/modeling/texturing> I do blah blah blah.
• Walk the class on the projector through your current website
• Present 2 job postings along with your 2 cover letters focused on the job description.  (copies for everyone in the class)
• Present 2 types of resumes edited to show focus on each job (copies for everyone in the class)
• Have business cards :  http://www.vistaprint.com
• LinkedIn up to date

I will score you on each of the following.   You will each also grade your peers.

1. Elevator Pitch
2. Site
3. Portfolio and Reel
4. Cover letters and resumes, business cards.
1. Consistant theme
2. Professional and targeted language in your cover letter 
5. LinkedIn presence, bonus* if you have any recommendations.
6. Is there fluff/unnecessary content that should be cut out?  
7. Things you didn't do or make on your site?  You will be blacklisted when you commit plagiarism, there is little to no forgiveness in the industry for liars, those people find jobs in India.  Automatic 'F'

Lab 4/26

Review sites and give current grade
Grading Criteria:

• Does your domain name work?
• Does it point to your tumblr/WP theme?
• Does your tumblr theme load?
• Do you have pages created to show your work/contact etc?
• Important content is 'above the fold'?
• Links are well defined/clearly marked?
• Will a recruiter know what kind of job you want in 3 sec?
• Link to your Social contacts LinkedIn,Twitter, FB (only the ones you want)
• Contact form?
• Resume viewable in HTML or PDF format 
• Slideshow/Lightbox/Embed your reel to show work
• Link to others in your field to show you follow the industry. (Inspiration Link?)

Current Site Grade:
Was:                            Is:


K - 85%                      K -   95%
T - 85%                       T -   90%
C - F                            C -   75%
N - F                            N -   75%
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Show to Instructor


K - your painting
T - pick theme, Draw what you want your table to look like
C - show 3 sec animated
N - Meet with Jennifer Anderson: jbanderson@aii.edu have here email me after.


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We are going to start and host at least 2 CG & Motion Graphics Meetups


Permission granted from Seaborne Pictures for artists to show their work.
seabournepictures.com


Trailer:
http://after-movie.com/


1.) Location: AITN?  What room? Other venues to suggest?
WHO: Tara & Kim


2.) Speakers:
WHO: Instructor Campbell will arrange

• Event 1: MD staff
• Event 2: Motion Graphics: Gibbs, Seth Worely

3.) What companies/schools/groups do we reach out to notify about the Meetup?
WHO: Entire Class

• There is a google map of all CG facilities in the world, contact all places within 2-3 hours which includes Memphis
• Local companies: MD, St8ment, Big Idea...
• Local Organizations: NaFF, Filmakers Groups...
• Local Schools/Departments: MTSU, ITT, Vandy, Lipscomb, others...

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Feed back from Tod for Tara and Kim

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Lab


Update site, work towards class mid-term presentation, make content for your portfolio

Website Review/Critique

1. Review content completed from last class.

K - create character painting

T - research for Portfolio Show, find example booths, find a theme.

C - choose a rig to use, the 30sec rig? find a clip, begin animation.
N - where are you?

    2. Review your website with Instructor to improve

Grading Criteria:

• Does your domain name work?
• Does it point to your tumblr/WP theme?
• Does your tumblr theme load?
• Do you have pages created to show your work/contact etc?
• Important content is 'above the fold'?
• Links are well defined/clearly marked?
• Will a recruiter know what kind of job you want in 3 sec?
• Link to your Social contacts LinkedIn,Twitter, FB (only the ones you want)
• Contact form? 
• Slideshow/Lightbox/Embed your reel to show work
• Link to others in the field to show you follow the industry.

Current Site Grade by instructor:
K - 85%
T - 85%
C - F
N - F


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For Thursday

All:  Make improvements to your site as defined Grading Criteria Add your Resume (web or PDF)

K - finish your painting
T - pick theme, Draw what you want your table to look like monitor, etc
C - show 3 sec animated
N - Meet with Jennifer Anderson: jbanderson@aii.edu have here email me after.

Interships at DD

Digital Domain has an internship program here:


http://careers.digitaldomain.com/

343 Industries (where they are making the new Halo game)

My friend Maggie Oh works here they briefly show her.

4/17

3-4pm meet with Jennifer Anderson to discuss Portfolio show for Graduates (Tara, Nick)

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Show me:

• status of your site for grade
• your resume for grade
• finalize your website tumblr/WP/etc
• content for your reel, reply on this post, what additional content do you need to create?

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Note: There will be no class this Thursday, your meetup/user group attendance will replace (field trip).

K & T I have feedback for you from your work last quarter

Action Items:

Due a week from today:

Complete site: everyone

K - create character painting

T - research for Portfolio Show, find example booths, find a theme.

C - choose a rig to use, the 30sec rig? find a clip, begin animation.
N - where are you?

Lab 4/12

If having issues with tumblr, add domains.tumblr.com to the cname and leave the IP address in the A slot as is.

Note to Instructor: share why you can't JUST be a good employee anymore.

Craig: who do you want to work for?

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Show current website.

show or create list of menus for site.

Review with Instructor content that will be on your site.

Are your best pieces shown first?

What new pieces do you need to make you more marketable?


For next class:
Post your work and what you did on each piece. (give credit to others if applicable)
What new content do you need to create?
Bring in your Resume for grade (review with instructor next class)
Do you want to stick with tumblr or move to a WP solution?

*** Nick: find 5-8 high end turntable examples for you to emulate

Plot Device nominated for a Webby

So Awesome:

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/blog/2012/04/10/pd-webby-award/

Class April 10th

Exercise: Connect your Domain to a free tumbler theme.

Decide: What menus do you want?

Show me what meetup's or groups you can join, even groups in other cities.  Put on the calendar when you will attend.

Who can attend PodCamp this weekend?  What sessions will you attend?

Review content to post on your site with your instructor.

Due 4/10

Buy your domain name

pick a theme or top 3 themes


Go to a meetup of your skillset:

Gaming: Nashville Game Developers group.  http://nashgamedev.org/about

Artist, 2D, aniamtion

First Class...

Due next class 4/5:

Be prepared to show the class:

• 10 companies who are hiring in your field
• Show 3-5 positions you would qualify for
• Show 5+ current professional artist sites that show similar work to what you want to show on your site
• find salary for similar positions
• Extra: show cost of living
• Draw Conclusion: do you need to create art for your portfolio based on the info you have gathered? What specifically? 

Bring in your current portfolio/works to compare